By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Record of Marriage:
Jan. 14th, 1830 Robert Connell and Julia Coon, both of Yonge, banns, witnesses J. Coon, S. Smith.
Source: A RECORD OF MARRIAGES SOLEMNIZED BY WILLIAM SMART, MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION, BROCKVILLE, Elizabethtown, UPPER CANADA ~ This information was originally published by: ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Papers and Records Volume 5, Published in Toronto in 1904 Pages 187-236
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Born 1756 Scotland ~ Died 1821 Yong Mills, Leeds County, Ontario
1800 Assessment Record of Yonge Township
Leeds County shows Robert and James Connell each with 40 (acres of land ?).
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 
Biography
Robert Charlton was born November 12, 1882 at 143 Front Street, North Brancepeth Colliery, Brandon, County Durham. By age 18, he was an apprentice carpenter living with his parents in the Village of Station Road, Houghton le Spring.
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Census Reports
1842 – Census, Kitley Twp., County of Leeds, page 19, Widow Richards, Farmer, Non-proprietor
1 Native of Ireland (16 years in Canada)
5 Natives of Canada
1 male (6-13)
3 single male (14-17)
1 single male (18-20)
1 single male (30-60)
4 single female (14-45)
Source: Archives of Ontario.
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Peer Family 1880 Carte-de-Visite
Back Row – William James, Hannah Jane, Lucy Adeline, Margaret Anne
Middle Row – Reuben Sr., Margaret, Reuben Jr., Mary Lilly
Front Row – Katherine Matilda, Clarissa
Photo courtesy: Julie Hinton
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Phoebe Merritt (daughter of Gilbert Merritt and Phoebe Birdsell) was born 10 Jan 1811, and died 09 Mar 1885.
By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Phoebe (Phebe) Birdsell was born 14 Sep 1771 in Hampstead, Queens Co, New Brunswick, Canada, and died 27 Feb 1868 in Hampstead, Queens Co, N.B. Canada. She married Gilbert Merritt on 11 Jul 1790 in Gagetown, Queens Co. N.B. Canada. Gilbert was the son of Robert Merritt and Elizabeth Robinson.
Children of Phoebe Birdsell and Gilbert Merritt are:
- Benjamin Merritt, b. 10 Jul 1813, Hampstead, Queens Co, New Brunswick, Canada, d. 25 Aug 1882, Hampstead, Queens Co, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Deborah Merritt, b. 1791, d. 1846.
- Ann Merritt, b. 26 Oct 1795.
- Abraham Merritt, b. 13 Jan 1797.
- Caleb Merritt, b. 14 Mar 1798, Hampstead, Queens Co, N.B. Canada, d. 16 Sep 1874, Scotland, Oakland Twp, Brant Co, Ontario, Canada.
- Sarah Merritt, b. 15 Dec 1800.
- Isaac Merritt, b. 15 Mar 1802, d. 14 Feb 1834.
- Elizabeth Merritt, b. 24 May 1805, d. 10 Jan 1888.
- Gilbert Robinson Merritt, b. 11 Sep 1807, d. 07 Oct 1857, Hampstead, Queens Co, N.B. Canada.
- Phoebe Merritt, b. 10 Jan 1811, d. 09 Mar 1885.
- Mary Merritt, b. 01 Dec 1816, d. 27 Mar 1907.
By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Transcripts:
Marriage Record
Parish Houghton-le-Spring, alternatively Houghton le Spring, in county Dur, Married on 17/06/1812, Groom Robert Green, Bride Mary Nesbitt, Source: Family History On-line
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Transcripts:
1861 Census, Durham District
Family Number: 23294.6
Brandon & Byshottles 1861 Census, 49 Brandon Colliery
John Green, Head, married, 33, Coal Miner, born Success Row, Durham
Elizabeth Green, Wife, married, 30, born Philadelphia, Durham
Robert Green, son, 10, Scholar, born Philadelphia, Durham
Isabella Green, daughter, 7, Scholar, born Philadelphia, Durham
Mary Green, daughter, 5, Scholar, born Moorsley, Durham
Margaret Green, daughter, 2, born New Herrington, Durham
William Gustard, lodger, married, 25, Coal Miner, born Philadelphia, Durham
Barbara Gustard, lodger, married, 26, born West Rainton, Durham
Dorothy Gustard, lodger, 1, born West Rainton, Durham
Source: Durham Records Online
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By charlton, on October 18th, 2009 Also known as “The Widow Richards”
According to census data, May Richards was born in Ireland anywhere between 1801 and 1811. Most likely she was born around 1806 which would make her about twenty years old when she moved with her husband Edward Richards to Canada. Edward died sometime before 1838 leaving her the matriarch of the Richards Clan, a position she would hold for the next half century. The family took up residence in a log shanty at the rear of lot 10 in Kitley Township near the border with Elizabethtown Township north of Brockville, Ontario.
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